Botswana sprinter (born 1990)
Lydia Jele
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Personal information |
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Born | (1990-06-22) 22 June 1990 (age 34) |
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Education | Generalitat Valenciana Conselleria D'educacio[1] |
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Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Sport |
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Sport | Track and field |
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Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres |
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Lydia Casey Jele (née Mashila; born 22 June 1990) is a Botswana athlete competing primarily in the 400 metres.[2] She participated in the relay at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final. She ran the 400 meters at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She qualified by winning the Botswana Athletics Association Championships.[3]
Her personal bests are 11.51 in the 100 metres, 24.55 in the 200 metres (-0.1 m/s, Shenzhen 2011) and 52.65 in the 400 metres (Porto Novo 2012). Jele is a Latter-day Saint.[4]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Botswana |
2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 6th | 4x400 m relay | 3:38.44 |
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 27th (sf) | 200 m | 24.77 |
21st (sf) | 400 m | 55.06 |
All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 18th (h) | 400 m | 57.68 |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 53.60 |
2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:31.27 |
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 53.57 |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 16th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:38.96 |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 7th | 200 m | 23.77 |
9th (h) | 400 m | 53.37 |
3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:40.28 |
2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 13th | 4x400 m relay | 3:35.76 |
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 8th | 400 m | 53.85 |
2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:32.84 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 4th | 400 m | 52.41 |
4th | 4x400 m relay | 3:31.54 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 27th (h) | 400 m | 52.24 |
2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 6th | 4x400 m relay | 3:30.13 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 51.57 |
7th | 4x400 m relay | 3:28.00 |
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 6th | 400 m | 53.58 |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.85 |
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 7th | 400 m | 53.05 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.44 |
African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 5th | 400 m | 52.72 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.13 |
References
- ^ "Info System: Schedule". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Lydia Jele at World Athletics
- ^ Daily News
- ^ "LDS Church News Aug. 4, 2016". Retrieved 9 October 2023.
External links
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